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Original text from hospital filings
NEEDLE BIOPSY,MUSCLE(T)
3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND
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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $1.6k is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 34% of the 2,262 hospitals reporting CPT 20206. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $513.76 | $513.76 | $513.76 – $513.76 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $745.71 | $745.71 | $745.71 – $745.71 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $822.20 | $822.20 | $822.20 – $822.20 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $822.20 | $822.20 | $822.20 – $822.20 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $862.65 | $862.65 | $862.65 – $862.65 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $865.53 | $865.53 | $865.53 – $865.53 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $865.53 | $865.53 | $865.53 – $865.53 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.13 | $944.13 | $862.65 – $1,026 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,026 | $1,026 | $1,026 – $1,026 |
| 10 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,062 | $1,062 | $1,062 – $1,062 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,087 | $1,087 | $1,087 – $1,087 |
| 12 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,139 | $1,139 | $1,062 – $1,215 |
| 13 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 14 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,261 | $1,261 | $1,261 – $1,261 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,261 | $1,261 | $1,261 – $1,261 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,284 | $1,284 | $1,284 – $1,284 |
| 18 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,284 | $1,284 | $1,284 – $1,284 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,294 | $1,294 | $1,294 – $1,294 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,528 | $1,528 | $1,528 – $1,528 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 22 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 23 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 24 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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